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Quite honestly the best book I've ever read about football. --Irvine Welsh
This book will come to be seen as the holy writ of Jamboism. --Scotland on Sunday
This book will come to be seen as the holy writ of Jamboism. --Scotland on Sunday
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A lifelong Hibs fan takes on the challenge that TV's Faking It and Wifeswap were too scared to even contemplate as he tries to follow his team's hated rivals Hearts for an entire season. With gritty realism and riveting detail, Aidan Smith demonstrates the importance of loyalty in being a fan. Going undercover, he swaps his colours, drinks in rivals' pubs and even sings their songs, trying to get under the skin of the opposition. His personal accounts of match days with his father and his affectionate appreciation of fan culture are as absorbing and insightful as Gary Imlach's 'My Father and Other Working-Class Football Heroes'. Like Imlach's book, 'Heartfelt' reveals the source of a fan's passion for their team and is a must-read for every football fan dedicated to the beautiful game.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I was lucky enough to be interviewed by Aidan Smith (the author) whilst
promoting my book about my father, The Ghost Of White Hart Lane.
During our conversation we started talking about Heartfelt, which prompted
me to buy and read a copy.
I think that it's a fantastic book which goes a long way to explaining the
unexplainable i.e. Why football is so universally important and trivial at
the same time! Buy it, read it, and recommend it!
The Ghost of White Hart Lane: In Search of My Father the Football Legend
promoting my book about my father, The Ghost Of White Hart Lane.
During our conversation we started talking about Heartfelt, which prompted
me to buy and read a copy.
I think that it's a fantastic book which goes a long way to explaining the
unexplainable i.e. Why football is so universally important and trivial at
the same time! Buy it, read it, and recommend it!
The Ghost of White Hart Lane: In Search of My Father the Football Legend
Format:Paperback
Aidan Smith is a sports journalist from Edinburgh, where he is employed by The Scotland on Sunday to write about his true love: Hibernian F.C. Smith, born and bred in Edinburgh, has been a fan of Hibs for as long as he can remember, and he has seen the club go through turbulent times, whilst watching bitter rivals Hearts enjoy, albeit brief, some success. Smith is not alone as a football fan in detesting his local rivals - some would argue that you can't be a proper fan unless you hate your nearest and dearest. So what makes this typical account of a football fan so unique? Well, Smith does something that no right-minded fan would do - he joins the other side, or as he puts it: He sups from the devil's cup. Yes, for the sake of writing a book, he becomes a Hearts fan for a full season.
Smith doesn't exactly go into the new venture with total optimism; his mocking and derision of Hearts is quite understandable. To him Hibs have a better ground, better support, better songs, and are the real Edinburgh side; Hearts are just one big joke.
Smith takes us on a game by game account of life with the Hearts fans, whilst at the same time yearning to be back at Easter Road. Smith befriends some Hearts fans and before long his tolerance for the club is increased; he, worryingly, finds an affinity for the club and he realises that Hearts fans (most of them) are decent people, and the club isn't as bad as he first thought.
It's not just a football book, though. It's also semi-autobiographical; Smith frequently reverts back to his childhood and in particular his affection for his late `Faither'. It was his Dad who took him to his first Hibs match and who Smith fully believed, despite his Brother's scepticism, to be a Hibs fan. Smith's world is rocked when he finds out that his Father was actually a Hearts fan and kept it a secret all of his life. By the conclusion of the book, and mainly because of his father, Smith actually wants Hearts to win matches, and as he ends the chapter he is unsure of where he wants to watch his football the following season.
An excellent book, which is easy to read, and a must for football fans everywhere - not just from Edinburgh!
Smith doesn't exactly go into the new venture with total optimism; his mocking and derision of Hearts is quite understandable. To him Hibs have a better ground, better support, better songs, and are the real Edinburgh side; Hearts are just one big joke.
Smith takes us on a game by game account of life with the Hearts fans, whilst at the same time yearning to be back at Easter Road. Smith befriends some Hearts fans and before long his tolerance for the club is increased; he, worryingly, finds an affinity for the club and he realises that Hearts fans (most of them) are decent people, and the club isn't as bad as he first thought.
It's not just a football book, though. It's also semi-autobiographical; Smith frequently reverts back to his childhood and in particular his affection for his late `Faither'. It was his Dad who took him to his first Hibs match and who Smith fully believed, despite his Brother's scepticism, to be a Hibs fan. Smith's world is rocked when he finds out that his Father was actually a Hearts fan and kept it a secret all of his life. By the conclusion of the book, and mainly because of his father, Smith actually wants Hearts to win matches, and as he ends the chapter he is unsure of where he wants to watch his football the following season.
An excellent book, which is easy to read, and a must for football fans everywhere - not just from Edinburgh!
5 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
If you want to know the bigotries and joys of what football is in Scotland's capital city then read this. It's a joy in its brilliant capture of moments, its detailed knowledge and kindness for what the fans have to endure and call love.
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Smith misses an open goal
Journalists like Smith have been behind the recent phenomena of talking up Hibernian FC's 'footballing' prowess. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Graham Ferguson
Baheid Tommy
This has to be the best football book I've ever read. I've read a lot of this type of book and I would strongly recommend Heartfelt. Read more
Published on 6 Jun 2008 by Tom Willis
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